{"id":6085,"date":"2026-04-01T14:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=6085"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:28:55","slug":"african-liberty-writing-fellowship-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/opportunityforworld.org\/?p=6085","title":{"rendered":"African Liberty Writing Fellowship 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"tdc-row\"><div class=\"vc_row tdi_2  wpb_row td-pb-row\" >\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_2,\r\n                .tdi_2 .tdc-columns{\r\n                    min-height: 0;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"vc_column tdi_4  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<style scoped>\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n\n\/* custom css - generated by TagDiv Composer *\/\n.tdi_4{\r\n                    vertical-align: baseline;\r\n                }\n<\/style><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" >[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-173465\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Deadline: April 30, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Applications are open for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship 2026. The fellowship is a 12-month program designed to identify, train, and amplify emerging African writers who are passionate about advancing the ideas of freedom, individual rights, and limited government.<\/p>\n<p>Accepted applicants will complete a 5-week mandatory online training. The top candidates from the 5-week training will be admitted as African Liberty writing fellows. The 5-week training runs from 25 May 2026 to 22 June 2026. The writing fellowship starts on 13 July 2026, and ends on 13 July 2027.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through the fellowship, selected participants will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work closely with experienced editors<\/li>\n<li>Receive a monthly stipend as top contributors<\/li>\n<li>Gain opportunities for television and radio features<\/li>\n<li>Get published in leading African newspapers<\/li>\n<li>Participate in a structured, year-long writing development program (July 2026 \u2013 July 2027)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An applicant has to be enrolled in, or must have graduated from, an African institution of higher learning or, be an African pursuing higher education outside the continent.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must be available to participate in all of the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The program, from the 5-week training to the last day of the writing fellowship, is done entirely online.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/5209099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africanliberty.org\/2026fellowship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Liberty Writing Fellowship<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[vc_column_text css=\"\"] Deadline: April 30, 2026 Applications are open for the African Liberty Writing Fellowship 2026. The fellowship is a 12-month program designed to identify, train, and amplify emerging African writers who are passionate about advancing the ideas of freedom, individual rights, and limited government. Accepted applicants will complete a 5-week mandatory online training. 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